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Posted by superpony123 central NJ (My Page) on

Mon, Jul 20, 09 at 23:43

Hi! I'm sort of new to dahlias (just started planting them this year) and they're doing very well so far, but I just want to know what the best type of food to feed a dahlia is.

Is this a good food (what ever you suggest) for many other plants? I ask because my dahlias are in a bed that also has some roses, snapdragons, portulacas, petunias, baby snapdragon, an iris, impatients, and a few other things.

thanks :)

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Posted by plantlady2008 (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 22, 09 at 22:37

We use good old farm fertilizer 10-20-20. It works on just about anything- flowers, fruit, berries & veggies. We get it at the local farm Co-op.

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Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 23, 09 at 7:27

10-20-20 works for me in Maryland. You should have seen the Farmer John I just cut. Steve in Baltimore County.

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Posted by plantlady2008 (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 23, 09 at 20:47

Well, Steve, we could see it if you'd take a picture & post it :)

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Posted by vikingcraftsman 6/7LINY (My Page) on
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Yea Oscar where are the pictures.

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Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 24, 09 at 1:06

I don't know how to post pictures. Steve in Baltimore County.

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Posted by teddahlia (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 26, 09 at 23:53

Soil test should be done and then set up fertilizer program based on the results. Without a soil test, there are two choices: (1) if you are growing dahlias in an area that has not been fertilized in several years, use the 10-20-20 that the others recommend. (2) if the area has had lots of fertilizer applied in previous years, use only a high nitrogen product. A typical lawn formulation (without weed killer) would do well. Urea 46-0-0 is the farmers best source for nitrogen and is used by many dahlia experts.

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